Page 10 -The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 5, 1989 N * Nation' by David Schechter Daily Sports Writer Mess with the bull and get the horns. The Michigan swim team fin- ished fourth out of six teams this weekend at the Longhorn Invit- ational in Austin Texas. Top honors in the meet went to Tennessee followed by Texas, Iowa, Michigan, South Carolina and Southern Methodist. Although a fourth place finish might worry some top ranked teams, Michigan coach Jon Urbanchek is not nervous. "The competition was pretty stiff. We had two teams who came in very well prepared, Iowa and Tennessee took this meet very important. But Michigan and Texas kind of swam through this meet," Urbanchek said. s finest Michigan, as always, is focused on the end of the season and the NCAA tournament. While other teams took the Longhorn Invitational with great seriousness, Michigan swam as if it were just another stop along the way. Mike Barrowman, who qualified for the NCAA tournament this weekend, took the meet in 'stride, too. "I'm not surprised we lost. Everyone came in rested. We can't take time out of our schedule to prepare for these kinds of meets," said Barrowman. Still Barrowman expected to achieve his qualifying time in the 200 yard breaststroke in Austin. "It's where I should be at this time if I want to be strong in the end. I should have made the cuts with no problem and did." upend Brent Lang also qualified for NCAAs by winning the 100 yard freestyle. He also finished the 50 yard freestyle with a first place ribbon. Longhorn swimmer Doug Gjertsen captured first in the 200 yard individual medley. Wolverine swimmers picked up the third, fourth, and fifth spots in that race. Michigan's Eric Namesnik finished second in the 400 yard individual medley. In all, Michigan placed in 17 of the 18 events offered in the three day meet. The Wolverines showed their strength even in their loss. Michigan practiced day in and out, while the other teams at the meet had rested and geared up for the meet. Urbanchek is pleased with the 'M9 way his team held its character. "We were able to withstand the excitement of the two hyped teams. We didn't let that get us down. "We performed up to par as to what we thought we could do under the circumstances. We went on to do what we had to do. Paying attention to what the other teams did helped us focus in on what we have to do at this stage of the game." As Urbanchek sees it, this meet was not a critical win or lose situation. "This was not a high pressured meet. Basically this is a yardstick meet. "It tells us where we are at this time, halfway through the season. We know now where we have to prepare for the NCAAs. We learned a lot and we'll go forward." Women swimmers prove they belong by Jeni Durst Daily Sports Writer At the beginning of the 200 breaststroke event of last weekend's Grand Prix Invitational, Michigan's Ann Colloton found another swimmer in her lane. Unsure of what to do, the all-American jumped into another lane to swim. As a result, both she and the other woman were disqualified from the event. Colloton swam the 200 anyway, as an exhibition event. She left the rest of the competitors behind, reaching the wall a good two seconds before any of the other swimmers. In doing so, Colloton produced the best time of her career (2:15.7) - which at this point is the fastest in the country. "It was good experience for Ann and the other swimmers who saw (the disqualification) happen," Richardson said. "I don't think anything like that will happen again." The bright spot that shined through Colloton's dark cloud symbolized the Wolverines entire weekend. Despite many disadvantages, they proved to the country that they are a force to be reckoned with. The team placed sixth at the Grand Prix, and sixth is pretty good considering that five of the other seven teams placed in the top ten in the nation last year. Michigan's disadvantages were evident from the start. Unlike the other teams, the Wolverines took only 12 members of their squad to California. "We were really pleased (with the results) considering we only had half our team there," coach Jim Richardson said. "If we had taken the full team we could have done better." First place finisher California and fifth place USC, which ended with only 18 more points than Michigan, not only had their entire force, but were rested and shaved. "I was proud of the team since we didn't really rest for the meet," Richardson added. "If we had rested another 3 or 4 days we would have had a good chance of placing higher and competing at a higher level with Stanford (second) and Tennessee (third)." In the wake of these setbacks, Michigan is excited with what took place in L.A. "I'm even more encouraged than I was before," Richardson said speaking of his swimmers perfor- mances. "Even at a disadvantage we didn't show any reluctance at all to go out and race." Senior Colloton agreed with the team's improvement and their positive attitude. "We got better every session," Colloton said. "We were pulling for each other and were behind each other all the time." With this meet behind them, Michigan heads to winter training in Hawaii encouraged and ready for next term and the NCAAs in March. "I was really impressed with our team," Richardson concluded, "and we've got a lot of firepower waiting." I r' k inkos the copy center CHOICE ROSE PARADE AND GAME TICKETS Pasadena Ticket Agency ang views dth sporing vlfe%,s "thsporting views sporting Viiew 1th spo! w - the sportr Neon's a bit bright for Sports Illustrated by Steven Cohen Daily Sports Writer I had to check the masthead repeatedly on the cover of my November 13 Sports Illustrated. A gaudy, tricolor representation of Deion Sanders garbed in leather coat and sunglasses bore the indistinguishable stamp of other fine publications such as Tiger Beat and Dynamite. "NEON DEION: PRIME TIME LIVE," the cover beamed. The Falcons' rookie, also known as "Money," for his vast affection for moola, liked the cover, however. "I was supposed to be on it before, but Pete Rose got it," the flamboyant two-sport star exulted. "Sports Illustrated never had a cover like that." It's great that a magazine with a circulation of nearly four million would choose to break tradition for such a worthy and deserving soul as Sanders. Perhaps next time SI might even let Sanders draw the cover himself. If SI felt compelled to feature him on its cover, they should have showcased him performing either baseball or football, not hamming it up in front of a grotesque multicolored array. By not showcasing him playing a sport, Sports Illustrated seems to be indicating that his personality is so unique that it merits such a showcase. In the same issue, the Lions' Barry Sanders and the Chiefs' Derrick Thomas, were mentioned in the "Inside the NFL" column as being the two best rookies. So apparently, the reason he was featured rather than them concerned these factors: -Sports Illustrated can sell more copies because he is more interesting. -Sanders' status as both a pro baseball and football player is particularly noteworthy. -Because it takes so much nerve to do and say the things "Prime Time" does, he deserves to be on the cover. But it cheapens Sanders to feature him in that fashion. He deserves recognition because he is a dazzling talent. When he is finished counting his money, perhaps he will regret allowing himself to become a self- parody. The Sanders who donated a tenth of his salary to his church was not deemed as cover-worthy and interesting as the Sanders who donated a tenth of his salary to his jeweler. It's not that I am too serious to tolerate Sanders' glittery personality or Sports Illustrated's desire to be creative. Athletes like Sanders, who are not afraid to speak their mind, can be refreshing. Though it's interesting to hear a Brian Bosworth lambaste the "National Communists Against Athletes," or to see a Fennis Dembo high five the opposing teams bench after a dunk (as he did in college), too often style supersedes substance. A magazine shouldn't be so willing to embrace those who it thinks are "offbeat" and "eccentric" characters. Only a few athletes, such as Muhammed Ali or Joe Namath, have been able to combine excellence on the field with a sincerely colorful personality. Sports Illustrated has a separate magazine entitled Sports Illustrated for Kids . If the latter had to choose between the two Sanders, it is likely it would choose Barry Sanders. The fact that certain athletes are deemed more suitable for a kids magazine tells as much about the magazines as it does the readers. swaaen. ....r++!ow..* . }rr. rA0'W f Chuck Bizier Carl "Wick" Gartley '82 Rabbit '84 Rabbit /here's this ad gonna run? Will girls see it? At the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity in Orono, aine-even the cook drives a Volkswagen. It' +;M9% +^ +k 1 biLar rs kl I+ m OPEN 24 HOURS 1220 S. University 747-9070 Y OPEN 7 DAYS Michigan Union 662-1222 OPEN 24 HOURS 540 E. Liberty 761-4539 818-441 -5141 mmmw The Fraternity of Volk , s: > > ,... 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